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Japanese Project for Telepsychiatry Evaluation during COVID-19: Treatment Comparison Trial

Non-inferiority trial comparing telepsychiatry vs. in-person treatment for depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive and related disorders that are most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT1030210037
Enrollment
200
Registered
2021-04-14
Start date
2021-04-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders

Interventions

A randomized controlled trial that compare the telemedicine treatment (more than 50% of clincial visits will be done via telemedicine) and the face-to-face treatment (all visits are in-person and do n
telemedicine

Sponsors

Kishimoto Taishiro
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Outpatients at the study sites who met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria for depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders. 2) Patients aged 18 years or older at the time of consent. 3) Patients requiring continuous treatment for 6 months or longer (judged by the primary physician). 4) Patients who have smartphones or PCs and can make video calls (with support from their family members). 5) Patients whose primary physician judged telemedicine can be applied based on their condition of the diseases. 6) Patients judged to have sufficient ability to give consent based on the condition of their diseases. 7) Patients who have given written consent to participate in the study. In the case of minors, patients as well as their guardian must give written consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who have strong suicidal ideation or who are expected to require unscheduled or urgent visits in addition to their regular visits due to strong anxiety and agitation. 2) Patients who cannot visit the hospital immediately in the case of emergency (for example, hospital is located far away from their home).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Short Form-36 Mental Component Summary (SF-36 MCS) (assessed on baseline, week12, week24)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1) MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF36) (assessed on baseline, week12 and week24) 2) Dropout rate 3) Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) 4) Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) 5) Adverse event 6) Questionnaire on costs associated with consultation (self-reported) 7) EQ-5D (EuroQol 5 Dimension) 8) Degree of anxiety about COVID-19 9) Impression of telemedicine 10) Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) (For depressive disorder group) 11) Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) (For anxiety disorder group) 12) Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) (For obsessive-compulsive and related disorder group)

Contacts

Public ContactShotaro Kinoshita

Keio University School of Medicine

shotaro.kinoshita@keio.jp+81-3-5363-3492

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026